Damian Szacawa, a senior analyst of the Baltic Team at IEŚ (Institute of central Europe) participated in the panel “Estonia, the CBSS presidency & the role of transnational democratic institutions” as part of the CBSS Summer University titled “Balticness in Transition: Exploring Identity and Resilience in the Baltic Sea Region.”The summer school was...
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The Hungarian government has been systematically taking steps to tighten control over the media and limit funding for opposition parties for over a dozen years. An example of such measures is the adoption of the Law on the Protection of National Sovereignty by the Hungarian National Assembly in December 2023. Under this act, a new state administration body, the Office for the...
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IEŚ POLICY PAPERS: THE DEFENCE INDUSTRY IN THE VISEGRÁD COUNTRIES – CURRENT STATE AND PERSPECTIVES. REDAKCJA: JAKUB BORNIO Jakub Bornio, Visegrád Group defence industry: global outlook, regional needs, intra-V4 cooperationPetr Svatoň, Will the war in Ukraine revive the Czech Republic’s once great arms industry?Péter Marton, The Hungarian defence industry:...
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NATO at 75: NATO Summit in Washington and security of Central and Eastern Europe Place: Lubelskie Centrum Konferencyjne (LCK, ul. Grottgera 2, 20-029 Lublin) Time: 15.07.2024 9:30 – 9:45: Opening remarks: Beata Surmacz, Director, Institute of Central Europe9:45-11:15 Panel I: NATO Summit in Washington: Expectations and Reality11:15-11:45: Coffee break11:45-13:15 Panel...
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On 2 July 2024, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán paid an official visit to Kyiv for the first time in 12 years. It was also the first time since the outbreak of the full-scale war with Russia, where high-level government talks were held. The visit also included a meeting between V. Orbán and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. They primarily discussed the issues of...
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In Lithuania, the government has adopted a new energy security strategy with a vision extending to 2050. The document, known as the National Energy Independence Strategy, is currently awaiting parliamentary approval. This new strategy is expected to enhance energy independence and enable the export of surplus electricity. The energy transition process is anticipated to accelerate...
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Analysts from the Institute of Central Europe – Łukasz Lewkowicz and Marlena Gołębiowska – participated in the conference The Three Seas Initiative as a Subject of Academic Research: Regional Cooperation in Central Europe in Different Approaches on June 10, 2024. They took part in the panel The State of Knowledge on the Three Seas Initiative in Central...
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On 22 May 2024, the Russian Federation presented a draft that could lead to the revision of the internal waters boundary in the Baltic Sea. Despite its removal from the agenda of the legislative work of the Russian Duma, the proposal has nevertheless caused considerable concern among neighbouring states due to the potential revision of bilateral and multilateral agreements...
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LUBLIN CENTRAL EUROPE FORUM 2024: Reshaping Central Europe: Building a More Sustainable Future, 20-21 maja 2024 PANEL 4: The EU’s geopolitical turn towards the Western Balkans. Myth or reality? PANELISTS – Jovana Marović, Member of Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) and former Montenegrin Minister for European Affairs, Montenegro ...
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